{"id":783,"date":"2026-02-17T08:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facthubafrica.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2026-02-17T08:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:04:23","slug":"dangote-refinery-falls-short-of-50m-litres-daily-pms-target-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facthubafrica.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/dangote-refinery-falls-short-of-50m-litres-daily-pms-target-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Refinery Falls Short of 50m Litres Daily PMS Target in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dangote Refinery<\/span><\/span> fell short of its planned daily supply of 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the domestic market in January 2026, according to figures published by the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Statistics contained in the regulator\u2019s January industry report indicate that the 650,000-barrel-per-day facility supplied an average of 40.1 million litres of petrol per day during the month, leaving a deficit of 9.9 million litres from its target.<\/p>\n<p>However, the refinery supplied more petrol than imports within the same period. 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